All Lanes Of I-70 Open After Semi Catches Fire
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DENVER (CBS4)- A semi fire shut down all westbound lanes of Interstate 70 early Friday morning, causing major traffic backups for miles. Those lanes started to reopen just before 10 a.m. and all lanes were completely open by 11:30 a.m.
The semi caught fire in the westbound lanes at Brighton Boulevard.
CDOT tweeted an update on the cleanup and reopening of lanes.
Clean up still in progress on westbound I-70 at Vasquez. Crews have successfully opened one lane! pic.twitter.com/Qgpwe9k47N
— Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) (@ColoradoDOT) June 16, 2017
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